Oil regulator test stand



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OIL REGULATOR TEST STAND Filed Nov. 2e. 1945 s sheets-sheet 2 c. J. sNlDl-:R 2,450,922

OIL REGULATOR TEST STAND Oct. 12, 1948.

Filed Nov. 26, 1945 6 Sheets-Sheet 3 El E- zza INVENTO/E HND C. J. SNIDER OIL REGULATOR TEST, STAND Oct. 12, 1948.

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OIL REGULATOR TEST STAND y 6 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed Nov. 26. 1945 INVEN TOR. CHE J ,5N/DEE Patented Oct. 12, 1948 vUNIT-ED STATES PATENT QFFTCE 2,450,922 OIL REGULATOR TEST STAND Carl J. Snider, Dayton,'0ho. Application Novemberl 26, 1945, .Serial No. 630,966

(Cl. 'i3- 1) l Claim.

(Granted under the a 1 .amended .April 30,

rlheinvention'described herein may be manufactured and used by or for the Government for governmental 'purposes withoutpayment to me of any royalty thereon.

This invention relates to testing apparatuahaving particular reference to apparatus for testing theoperational functions of certain valves such as theoil yregulator valves, oil cooler valves, and oil temperature valves used on aircraft, as well as the thermostat Y elements and electrical elements of these valves.

YAn object ofthe invention is to provide appara tus ior effecting'fthe .above mentioned tests on a piurality-of'different `valves at one and the same time, where each of -thefvalves may require adifferent test.

:Valves of the above type, as employed on aircraft, areireqiured -to open or close automatically at ;a preselected temperature of the oil which is passing therethroughand'temporarily pass some or-all orf-the vrhot oil through a cooler until normal temperature isirestored, and are also required to hold `pressure in one .or both directions, provided with visible electrical warning signals different ones of which-become operativeto 'indicate .to the Apilot ofan aircraft towhat extent the valve=isbeing-called upon to maintain the normal temperature.

ct of March 3, 1883, as

.It listhereforeanother object of the invention 4means vwhereby' when a valve is mountedzon the apparatus for test, all of the operational functions of the valve may be similated Without .detaching the valve from thevapparatus.

ther objects'and :advantages will become evident as-the inventionis described with reference to the drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 .is a front .elevation of mytesting apparatuS.

Fig. 2 is a top `.plan view.

'Figjis an end .elevation viewed'from the right.

4 is a rear'elevation; and

Figs,-5 and G'show the arrangement of some of the'pipin-g in'detail'and to a larger scale.

Like reference characters refer to like parts throughout the several views.

Mounted within the cabinet lil on the frame l2 thereof is an electricmotor I4. A cable ll'extends from the main electric switch I3 to the .motor to provide (see Fig. 4) A'p-ush button switch t5 acts through the cable .l1 to vstart 1.and'stop the motor. Drivably ccnected'tc the :motor Mare two pumps l5 and il. The suctionpipe 20 of the cold oil pump lisconnectedintoa cold oil tank 22 at a point 2li near the zbottorn, while lthe suction pipe 26 of the hotgoil pump lis connected to a hot oil tank 28 atsasomewhathgher level .as at 36.'

Coolant for the cold oil tank 22 is deliveredby the pipe 32 which enters the tank at 34 .passing through the coil and discharging through the pipe 38. A valve 4B controls the flow oi the .coolant. A cold oil temperature gauge l2 is electrically connected by a cable 43 into thel bottom of the cold oil tank 22 at lieto-indicate the cold oil temperature.

The electric immersion heating units'll `within the .hot oil tank 28 are sup-plied with current by wayof the cable 49 andare controlled by a tumbler switch 48 and a rheostat 50 operating through cables 52 andfii respectivelyv (see Fig. .4). A hot oiltemperature gaugel'i is electrically connected by a cable 58 intovthe hot oil tank 28 at .60.

The discharge line 'S2 coming from the coldroil pump i6 discharges through .the small filter M then divides and goes .either upward through pipe S5 tothe cross .65 (see Fig. 4) fromwhich abranch pipev Vextends tothe cold oil inlet valve .B1 ofthe lowerheader 68 and on through'pipe 1B to the .cold oil inlet valve 'H of the upper header l2, on downwardthroughpipe 11i, through the klarger cold-oil lter l Iand back -to the cold-oil tank .22. at 18. The upper header 'i2 coldoil tank 22 at 'I3 by ymeans 19. The lower header 68 mayalso be connected back to the cold oil tank 22 vat 1.3 by means of the valve 6l, pipe 63 and T19. A relief valveii returns cold-oil through pipe -82 to the suction line 2li when a predetermined-discharge pressure is exceeded.

discharge line of the Valve 15,

then divides pipe 8S to the T 90, extends to Ythe hot oil inlet valve header 68 and on through pipe 95, T 91 and pipe 96 tothe hot oil inlet valve 98 ofthe upperjheader 52, or downward through pipe |02, through the larger hot oil filter HM, and back -to 'the hot Aoil tank 28 at H35. The upper header T2 maybe connected back to the hot oil tank`28 at m3 by means of the valve Iis, pipe ll and T m9. .The'lower header '68 .may also be connected back tothe hot oil tank .28.at w3 by means'of'the valveg, pipe it! and T les. A relief valve |08 returns'hot oill through pipe l'l il. and; by way of the suction line 25, returnsit to the tank 28 at 3S when'a predeten mined discharge pressure is exceeded.

By means of the structure thus far described, cold oil may be deliveredto` one end and -hOt oilito the other end of either-the lower header 68 orthe upper header l2. `Whenoil is required to be ata temperature vwhichis between the'temperature of the cold oil and that of the hot oil, a mixing valve l l2 is employed, cold oil being brought to the mixing valve from the cross 65 through a, pipe |4 and globe valve H5, and hot oil being brought to the mixing valve from the T 91 through a pipe ||8 and globe valve |20, The discharge side of the mixing valve ||2 empties by way of the pipe |22 and T |23 into the bottom of a small accumulator |24. A temperature gauge |26 has its operating cable |21 connected through the T |23 into the accumulator |24, whereby the temperature of the oil mixture in the accumulator is indicated.

Flow of hot oil mixture from the top of the accumulator |24 passes into the T |28, then divides, going up by way of the pipe |30 and valve |32 to the upper header 12, and going down through the pipe |34 and valve |36 to the lower header 58.

The adapter pads or testing fixtures |38, |40, |42 and |44 to which the valves to be tested are secured, are mounted within the boundary of, and somewhat above, the sink |46, which hangs from the Working surface |48 of the cabinet i0. The upper surface of the pads are provided with openings or slots as the case may require, and oil at any desired pressure and any desired temperature may be brought to the pads from the hot or cold tank directly by way of the upper or lower header, or, irst through the mixing valve then through the upper cr lower header, and passed through the valve in either` direction as the test may require with one clamping of the valve in position on the pad.

Pads three openings for connection to the several types of valves which are to be tested. Pad |38 differs only from pads |40 and |42 in that the openings in pad |38 are staggered while those in pads |40 and |42 are in line. A further diierence is that the openings in pad |38 terminate in elongated slots at the surface of the pad (see Fig. 2). The manner in which the hot or cold oil, or the mixture of hot and cold oil, is brought from the upper or lower header to the upper or test surface of the pads |30, |40 and |42 is shown to an enlarged scale in Fig. 5.

three-way valve |50 to the forward opening of the pad |38. A pipe |62 receives oil from the cross |56 and conveys it through the valve |64, pipe |66, T |63, and three-way valve |10 to the middle opening in the pad |38. A small pipe |12 extends from the cross |56 to a pressure gauge |14. A pipe |16 extends from the upper header 12 through a valve |18 to the T |00, then through a three-way valve |82 to the rear opening in the pad 38. The three-way valves |60, |10 and |82 are adapted, in one position, to diconnects the T |60 to |86 connects The valve and piping connections described with reference to pad |38 apply equally to pads |40 and |42, where the same reference charac- Pad |44 is adapted for testing the thermostat elements of the oil regulator valves, oil cooler valves etc. and is provided with four openings, oil pressure connections being made to the two particularly to Fig. 6, there the lower header 68 a T |92 through the bottom of the sink as at 206 to the pad |44. A smaller pipe 208 connects both pipes 202 and 204 to a pressure gauge 2|0. No connection is made from the upper header 12 to the pad |44.

The four adapter pads above described will accommodate substantially all oil regulator valves, oil cooler valves, thermostats for same, etc. currently used on aircraft. Some of the valves to be tested, however, may include a side, top, or end connection to which oil must be conveyed in making a proper test. To accommodate such valves the upper header is drawn upon at 2|2, oil being taken through the valve 2|4 and pipe 2|0 to a tting 2|8 on the face of strument panel. A a pressure gauge 222 for determining the pressure in pipe 2|6.

When tests are being made in which the threeway valves |60a, |10a or 82a are set to direct oil into the sink |46, means for connecting the sink back to the tanks 22 and 28 are provided. For this purpose connection is made from the bottom of the sink to a T operated through universal joints 23S (see Figs. 2 and 3). the valves which are actual operating condition.

Having described my invention,

I claim:

A stand for testing oil regulator valves and the like, which comprises, in combination, a cold oil pump, a hot oil pump, power means for driving both pumps, a relief valve for each pump, a cold oil tank in communication with the suction side of the cold oil pump a cation With the suction a cooling coil in said cold oil tank, valve mea-ns to control iiow of a coolant through said cooling coil, electric heating means in saidhot oil tank, means to control iiow of electric current through said electric heating means, anoil temperature gauge for each tank, an upper header, a lower header, a temperature gauge for each header, valve controlled header supply passageways connecting both headers to the cold oil pump, valve controlled header supply passageways connecting both headers to the hot oil pump, trolled header return passageways connecting both headers to the cold oil tank, valve controlled header return passageways connecting both headers to the hot o"l tank, a mixing valve having selectively controlled inlet passageways, one and a discharge passageway having a valve controlled branch extending to each header, an accumulator in said discharge passageway, a gauge connected to indicate oil temperature within said accumulator, a sink, adapter pads within the boundary of and above said sink, each said pad having three test openings for connection to corresponding openings in the valve to be tested, a valve controlled passageway connecting the lower header to the iront valve contest opening, a valve controlled passageway connecting the lower header to the middle test opening, a valve controlled passageway connecting the upper header to the rear test opening, a three-way valve in the passageways adjacent the test openings said three-way valves each being adapted to direct oil either to the test opening, to the sink, or to shut off the oil from the test opening, and selectively controllable valves for draining the oil in the sink back to one or the other or both oi said tanks.

CARL J. SNIDER.

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